China’s ‘Grain Rain’ falls on April 20 this year

Source:Globaltimes.cn Published: 2017/4/20 14:27:02

Volunteers from Liaocheng University and primary school students display their agricultural-themed paintings ahead of the traditional Chinese solar term Guyu in Liaocheng, Shandong Province on April 19, 2017. Photo: CFP

This year’s Guyu, or grain rain, falls on April 20. Guyu is the sixth of 24 solar terms on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. Guyu marks the end of cold weather and the gradual warming of temperatures.